Forward—Giving Up is Not an Option

About the Book

In November 1991, author Eugen Ehrenberg was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and he learned how to manage the imminent limitations in his movements. Twenty years after that, he suffered an accident that left him in the hospital for a long time as he managed to regain part of his mobility. He had to become friendly with his new active wheelchair and later with his hand bike. In Forward—Giving Up is Not an Option, Ehrenberg narrates his challenges and surprising adventures after his diagnosis and subsequent accident. He learned to conquer the world anew and fight for his independent mobility again. Giving up was not an option. This memoir shares humorous and entertaining personal stories with his wheelchair and hand bike as well as helpful suggestions for others with and without disabilities. Forward—Giving Up is Not an Option offers a compelling narrative of one man’s persistent, inventive, and ultimately triumphant journey to achieve mobility independence in his environment—and far beyond.

About the Author

Eugen Ehrenberg was born in 1953 in a green part of Hamburg, Germany, chose the profession of a gardener and an organic farm in Lower Saxony as his life’s works. At thirty-eight, he was diagnosed with MS, which narrowed his radius throughout the years—fields and harvests were followed by the office and desk. After an accident, he now leads a self-determined life, for which personal mobility, especially by train, is more important than ever.